title: Huge inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of pleura with concomitant nuchal fibroma.
abstract: Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) is a rare benign neoplasm. It is a challenging disease because the symptoms and radiologic findings are diverse and nonspecific. Although pulmonary IMT is the most common form, pleural origin is an extremely rare clinical entity. Nuchal fibroma (NF) is another rare benign neoplasm. We report herein a case of pleural IMT with concomitant NF in a 15-year-old girl. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report suggesting an association between IMT and NF, and our case had the largest reported intrathoracic IMT. Moreover, we found a possible association between IMT and increased CA-125 levels.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Süleyman Demirel University, Medical Faculty, Isparta, Turkey. Electronic address: drdongel@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Isa
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Döngel
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Süleyman Demirel University, Medical Faculty, Isparta, Turkey.
authors.forename: Rasih
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Yazkan
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Süleyman Demirel University, Medical Faculty, Isparta, Turkey.
authors.forename: Levent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Duman
authors.affiliation: Department of Chest Disease, Süleyman Demirel University, Medical Faculty, Isparta, Turkey.
authors.forename: Onder
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Oztürk
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Süleyman Demirel University, Medical Faculty, Isparta, Turkey.
authors.forename: Fatma Nilgün
authors.initials: FN
authors.lastname: Kapucuoğlu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D005350:Fibroma / Q000473:pathology*; D006104:Granuloma, Plasma Cell; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000473:pathology*; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*
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